BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200604T030000Z DTEND:20200604T040000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:AMCHAM Partner Event: Education Disrupted – Finding New Models for Schools DESCRIPTION:The temporary closure of schools brought on by Covid-19 has highlighted the fragility of many traditional school systems. In a few short months\, parents have started to make different cost-benefit analyses and students are considering alternatives to traditional education that they never would have considered before.\n\n\n\nBut with this widescale disruption comes the opportunity to rethink curricula and make fundamental adjustments to what schooling looks like today and in the future.\n\n\n\nJoin AMCHAM for an interactive video conference on the breakdown of the education system and the 'new dream' for schooling. In addition to discussing how the pandemic is transforming the global educational system\, our speakers will address the future of schools\, and the potential value of high-quality online models\, innovative hybrid-models\, and a break away from the traditional chronological systems.\n\n\n\nOur Speakers\n\nDr Richard Hames\, Executive Chairman of the Centre for the Future\, Managing Partner of HamesMcGregor + Partners\, Chairman of the Asian Foresight Institute\, and elected Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science. Dr Richard Hames ranks among the world's most influential intellectuals and foresight practitioners. A compelling public speaker\, Richard is the author of seven books\, the latest being Heresies: Essays on the Future of Humanity.\n\n\n\nCameron Fox\, VERSO's Founding Head of School. Cameron is responsible for shaping VERSO's innovative educational program and fostering a dynamic organizational culture. He leads a diverse team of qualified and uniquely talented international educators\, who share a common passion for redesigning schools. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The temporary closure of schools brought on by Covid-19 has highlighted the fragility of many traditional school systems. In a few short months\, parents have started to make different cost-benefit analyses and students are considering alternatives to traditional education that they never would have considered before.
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\nBut with this widescale disruption comes the opportunity to rethink curricula and make fundamental adjustments to what schooling looks like today and in the future.
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\nJoin AMCHAM for an interactive video conference on the breakdown of the education system and the &lsquo\;new dream&rsquo\; for schooling. In addition to discussing how the pandemic is transforming the global educational system\, our speakers will address the future of schools\, and the potential value of high-quality online models\, innovative hybrid-models\, and a break away from the traditional chronological systems.
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\nOur Speakers
\nDr Richard Hames\, Executive Chairman of the Centre for the Future\, Managing Partner of HamesMcGregor + Partners\, Chairman of the Asian Foresight Institute\, and elected Fellow of the World Academy of Art &\; Science. \;Dr \;Richard \;Hames \;ranks among the world'\;s most influential intellectuals and foresight practitioners. A compelling public speaker\, \;Richard \;is the author of seven books\, the latest being Heresies: Essays on the Future of Humanity.
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\nCameron Fox\, VERSO&rsquo\;s Founding Head of School. Cameron is responsible for shaping VERSO&rsquo\;s innovative educational program and fostering a dynamic organizational culture. He leads a diverse team of qualified and uniquely talented international educators\, who share a common passion for redesigning schools.